• 4th Annual Humphrey School of Public Affairs Diversity Days

    The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota is sponsoring Diversity Days for prospective graduate students, November 10th and 11th, 2011.  Prospective students will have the opportunity to meet faculty, staff, current students and alumni, and learn more about our nationally ranked graduate programs in Public Policy; Urban and Regional Planning; Development Practice in International Development; and Science, Technology and Environmental Policy. 

    The Humphrey School of Public Affairs offers concentrations and specializations in a wide range of domestic and international areas, and we also offer joint degrees with the schools of Business, Law, Social Work, Public Health, Design, and Civil Engineering. 

    The deadline for applying to attend Diversity Weekend is October 5, 2011.

    The application can be found at:
    http://www.hhh.umn.edu/admissions/diversity.html 

    More information about the Humphrey School can be found on our website at www.hhh.umn.edu

  • UMN ‘Women in Physics’ Event for Undergraduate Physics Majors

    The Women in Physics and Astronomy (WiPA) group at the University of Minnesota is hosting an ‘Life After Undergrad’ event for undergraduate women in physics and related fields.  Female undergraduate students are invited to the event.
    The basic information is as follows:

    Date: Monday October 3th, 2011
    Time: 6:15-9:15 PM
    Location: Tate Lab of Physics, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities,
    East Bank (specific room locations TBA)
    Who: All undergraduate women currently majoring in or interested in
    physics or related fields (astronomy, engineering, etc)

    RSVP:

    wipa@umn.edu (preferably by Sept. 30, 2011)
    Cost: FREE

  • Lunch with Danny Wells

    September 19 (Monday) noon-1pm, LDC Shearer Dining Room

    Danny Wells ’10, graduate student at Northwestern University, will be talking informally with interested students about pursuing applied math (specifically theoretical research in fluids, optics, numerical analysis, perturbation theory, and nonlinear dynamics), mathematical biology, as well as applying for NSF funding.  Any interested students are invited to have lunch with Danny.

  • Physics Table

    September 15 (Thursday) noon-1pm, LDC Class of ’51 Dining Room

    Plan to have lunch with physics students, faculty and staff at the LDC at noon.  We can meet on 3rd Olin or you can meet us there.

  • Seeing is Knowing: The Universe

    September 16 (Friday) 7:00-9:00pm, Weitz Center for Creativity

    Seeing is Knowing: The Universe, an exhibition presenting contemporary art, historical books, and photographs, charts and scientific visualizations, considers the powerful role of vision and the visual in exploring celestial realms.  Artists and scientists (Joel, Cindy and John)  offer fresh perspectives on astronomy, and give new life to poetic celestial metaphors.  More information can be found here.